A Case of Penicillin-Resistant Veillonella Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Knee

الملخص EN

Veillonella sp.

and V.

dispar are emerging pathogens.

This is the third case of a monomicrobial Veillonella sp.

prosthetic joint infection (PJI) among knees and hips; this is the second prosthetic knee infection described.

The infection was treated with a 2-stage procedural approach combined with 6 weeks of ceftriaxone with excellent clinical response.

There was no relapse in 2 years of follow-up care.

This case exemplifies the importance of incubating anaerobic cultures for at least 7 days to grow some anaerobic pathogens.